Foley man killed in two-car wreck

FOLEY, Ala. -- One man died and another was seriously injured after a morning collision between a Lincoln Town Car and a Ford pickup truck along Baldwin County 24.

Ryan Dezember, Press-RegisterOne man was killed in a two-car wreck this morning in northern Foley.

George Russell Nelson, 37, of Foley was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Nelson had been a passenger in the pickup of Harry Collins Jr., which was headed westbound on Baldwin County 24, also known as Underwood Road, when it collided with the Lincoln, said Sgt. Tony Fuqua with the Foley Police Department.

Collins, 41, was taken by helicopter to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, police said. His condition was listed as stable Friday night, according to a police department news release.

The woman who had been driving the Lincoln, who was not injured in the crash and whose name was not released, told police that she was turning east onto Baldwin County 24 from North Cedar Street at about 10 a.m. when her car collided with the truck.